Toms River Physician Has License Revoked After Hepatitis Outbreak
2,800 patients of Dr. Parvez Dara sent letters urging testing
A physician based in Toms River and Whiting had his license revoked this week following accusations of a hepatitis B outbreak among patients he treated, said the state attorney general’s office. The State Board of Medical Examiners at its monthly meeting revoked the license of Dr. Parvez Dara, for a minimum four-year period, retroactive to the start of his suspension from practice. Dara had previously been suspended from practice in April 2009, according to the state attorney general’s office, after “an outbreak of hepatitis B among patients treated at his Toms River office linked to unsanitary conditions there.” After testing, 29 of his patients had confirmed cases of hepatitis B infection. Now, 2,800 letters have gone out to patients of …
Poindexter McSmash
1:37 pm on Saturday, September 17, 2011
This is the second time that he did this, and yet your going to give his license back after 4 years? This is why I don't go to a doctor. Your better off taking an aspirin... ~ Have a nice day! ~ more ›